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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 278
Bumblebee compound eyes are constructed of 6000 individual ommatidia each of which has a hexagonal face called a facet and which all together form the surface of the compound eye.
So now you know!👀
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I see these pretty big black #bumblebees here in the south of #brasil all over the place. I'm not sure what #insect they are, but I finally got a good #photo of one. The wings are really striking in their color.
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 277
The three simple eyes, ocelli, on the upper front of the bumblebee head are very sensitive to UV light and seem to act as sensors for light levels, but unlike the compound eyes, they are not capable of forming useful images.
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#AISlop in the wild. "Bumblebee knowledge" outside a bee themed café in London.
The #bumblebee itself in completely wrong (wings the wrong way up, what looks like 4 pairs of legs instead of 3, body that doesn't correspond to any referenced body¹) and the rest is just unreadable random crap.
Really improving things to have this tech out there!
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 276
The surface of a bumblebee’s two large compound eyes is smooth and hairless.
Is that not obvious? I hear you think.
Nope - honey bees and many other insects have what are called interommatidial hairs on the eye surface.
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Honeybees (bumblebees) are remarkably efficient decision‑makers, shaping their foraging strategies on the fly according to the information that is actually avai... https://news.osna.fm/?p=36048 | #news #bumblebees #enough #features #flower
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 285.
Bumblebees have five eyes. They have two large apposition compound eyes - one on either side of the head.
On the upper front of the head they also have three small simple single-lens eyes called ocelli.
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RE: https://mastodon.ie/@thebeeguy/116134049970650482
Another difference between #bumblebees and #billionaires.
Bumblebees are warm blooded.
What?
What?
We all know it.
Consistently late at the moment folks. Just too busy dealing with all the love ye have been showing us of late.
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 269
Staying in Alaska for a few more facts:
The lifecycle of #bumblebees is suited to Alaska’s seasonal patterns of long winters and short summers - some queens hibernating under ground for up to 10 months of the year.
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# 268
# 267 contd.
#Alaska has a relatively low diversity of #bees but quite a high proportion of #bumblebees which are suited more to cooler than warmer climes and in Alaska may not face many of the pressures they do elsewhere.🐝🌍
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 267
Alaska is home to over half of the 46 species of bumblebees recorded in the US including 4 species that are not found in any other states.
Scientific observation indicates that #bumblebees seem to be thriving there.
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 265
As temperature increases the average size of actively foraging female #bumblebees decreases.
Smaller sized bumblebees seem better able to cope with higher temperatures when foraging than their larger sisters.
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Bloemen omhelzen op een mooie lenteochtend in mei 2024.
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#hommels #insecten #biodiversiteit #lente #bloemen #fotografie #photography #spring #flowers #bumblebees #biodiversity
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# 263
# 262 contd.
Researchers found that Evening Primrose plants responded to the sound of a flying bee by immediately producing sweeter nectar!
This indicates that plants can sense and respond to airborne sounds.
They hear!
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# 261
# 260 contd.
#bumblebees have been observed flying at sea fifty kilometres from the nearest land!
I’ll just leave that there…
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# 258
# 257 contd.
Depending on species, male #bumblebees have specific height preferences at which they patrol spreading their queen attracting scent.
Some work their magic in the tree tops. Others are more down to earth.
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